California Doctors Settle $375K Fraud Allegations Over Electroacupuncture Devices
Zachary J. Lipman MD, of Chico, has paid $290,000 to the United States and Michael Woo-Ming MD, of Murrieta, has agreed to pay $85,000 to…
Caregiver Sentenced for Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the sentencing of Tavonia Stackhouse, 47, of Randallstown, Maryland, and Monica Brown, 49, of Baltimore, Maryland, relating to the…
Memphis Doctor Faces Charges for TennCare Fraud and Theft of Property
A Memphis doctor is facing charges of TennCare fraud and theft of property following an investigation by special agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Division…
West Virginia Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Shawn R. Blankenship, 54, of Winfield, pleaded guilty to four counts of healthcare fraud. According to court documents and statements made in court, Blankenship is…
Former Director of Michigan Peer Center Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Center
Tanya Hobson, 45, of Kingston, pleaded guilty to one count of Embezzlement-Agent or Trustee – $200 or more but less than $1,000, announced Michigan Attorney…
Cyberattack Forces NC Radiology Practice to Close for More Than a Month
Pinehurst Radiology Consultants, a small radiology provider serving residents in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, fell victim to a cyberattack in January that disrupted…
Miami Nurse Sentenced to over Two Years for Swapping Medical Fentanyl with Saline
A federal district judge in South Florida sentenced a registered nurse (RN) to more than two years in prison for tampering with medical-grade fentanyl which…
TennCare Fraud Investigation Leads to Arrest of Memphis Doctor
A Memphis doctor faces charges of TennCare fraud and theft of property following an investigation by special agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Division (MFCD)…
SC AG Announces Murrells Inlet Nurse Charged with Stealing Drugs from Patients
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) and the Department of Public Health’s Bureau…
Patient’s Death Leads to Discovery Home Healthcare Nurse Was Fake
The death of a patient receiving in-home healthcare led his family to discover the nurse was a fraud, with an entirely forged work history, according…